'The kids are still very young but hopefully one day they’ll understand what we did for them. If it wasn’t for her support, I couldn’t do what I’m doing, travelling and fighting around the world. “So I said to her ‘I’m sorry this fight is the 23rd’ but she said ‘if you miss Christmas, you miss Christmas, but come spend time with us after’. “My wife is the best, I’ve been with her for the longest time and she sees me as an example to our kids that I’ve providing for our family, chasing my dreams,” added Parker.
Parker has been training with the Gypsy King's cousin Andy Lee (Image: Getty Images)īut the one downside is that he will miss Christmas with his pregnant partner Laine Tavita and their four girls, who are back home in New Zealand.